Police & Fire: October 10, 2012

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Sault Ste. Marie Evening News - Sault Ste. Marie, MI

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Posted Oct. 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Posted Oct. 10, 2012 at 2:15 PM

Sault Ste. Marie

Warrant arrest

Chippewa County Sheriff Deputies report the recent arrest of Amanda C. Starr, 19, of Eckerman on on outstanding failure to appear warrant. Starr was picked up in the 400 block of Ashmun and subsequently booked into the Chippewa County Jail.

The first occurred shortly before noon when a vehicle driven by Joseph G. Mahoney, 59, of the Sault crossed the path of a second vehicle at the intersection of W. Spruce and Pine. The resulting collision caused moderate damage and forced one of the vehicles into a nearby utility pole. None of the involved parties required medical treatment at the scene. Mahoney was cited for failure to yield.

The second accident took place shortly before 6 p.m. when a vehicle was unable to stop due to the wet road conditions and struck a second from behind at the intersection of W. Easterday and W. Portage. There were no injuries and only moderate damage associated with the mishap. Wheaton G. Cifelli, 29, of Rudyard was cited for no proof of insurance as police concluded their investigation into this matter.

Free fuel

Sault Police are investigating the theft of $38.99 in gasoline from a W. Portage filling station after a white mini-van departed without providing reimbursement for the pumped fuel.

Authorities have the license plate number of the departing vehicle, leading to the name and address of a Canadian resident. Police requested assistance from Canadian authorities in this matter and the case remains open pending contact with the suspect.

Larceny

Sault Police are also investigating a larceny from a motor vehicle complaint where a GPS unit valued at $400 and approximately $80 in change was taken from a vehicle parked in the 900 block of Ashmun.

The theft is believed to have occurred sometime between 3:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. Tuesday.

There are no suspects in this incident.

Malicious destruction

Finally, city police were called to the 300 block of Ann where a man complained that a fellow tenant had damaged his mailbox.

Police noted a small dent in the lid of the box and, in a follow up investigation, the identified suspect denied any involvement in this incident.